Acknowledgments
Huge thanks and hugs to all the people who helped this book get to where it is now! To Julia Allen, who doesn’t mind falling for a character, even if he’s a little bit evil, Brandy Vallance, who’s helped me breathe emotion into my characters (and said she was falling for Jax, even though he was blond) and Robert Spiller, King of the Killer Hooks. You guys make writing more fun! Thanks to Anne Eliot, author extraordinaire. Also to my first teen readers, Kika MacFarlane, Kenzie Weller, and the yaromance.com girls.
Thanks to Donna O’Brien, who first requested my manuscript for Crescent Moon Press, said great things about it, and found it a great home. To all the CMP staff and authors, who made me feel welcome.
Thanks to my editor Judy Roth for helping me whip this book into shape and for loving even the minor details in my book that help build the world Persephone and Jax live in. You probably didn’t realize this job would include talking about stages of organ decay and I’m so glad you were up for it!
Much love to my Mom, Dad, and my brothers and sisters for letting me talk about my books and answering weird questions whenever I asked. Thanks to my awesome kids who are excited about Mommy’s books. And thanks to my husband, Michael, who’s lived with an often crazed writer and goes with my odd schedule and even odder ideas. Thanks for coming up with the name to this book and the idea for Jax’s sword when I wasn’t sure how he was going to get away with taking it to school.
Cindi Madsen
Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting, revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. You can visit Cindi at www.cindimadsen.com
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